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1 Lakh Portable Oxygen Concentrators to be procured from PM CARES fund
500 more PSA oxygen plants, based on technology developed by DRDO, sanctioned under PM CARES
The Oxygen Concentrators & PSA Plants will greatly augment the supply of oxygen near the demand clusters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned the procurement of 1 Lakh Portable Oxygen Concentrators from the PM Cares Fund
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to discuss the measures needed to improve Liquid Medical Oxygen  Supply for COVID management. PM instructed that these Oxygen Concentrators should be procured at the earliest & provided in states with high case burden.
In addition to the earlier sanctioned 713 PSA plants under PM Cares Fund, 500 new Pressure Swing Adsorption  oxygen plants have been sanctioned under PM CARES Fund.
The PSA plants will augment the supply of Liquid Medical Oxygen at hospitals in district headquarters and Tier 2 cities. These 500 PSA plants will be established with transfer of the indigenous technology developed by DRDO and CSIR to the domestic manufacturers.
Establishing PSA plants and procurement of portable oxygen concentrators will greatly augment the supply of oxygen near the demand clusters, thereby addressing the current logistical challenges in transporting oxygen from plants to hospitals
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Mahatma Gandhi Punya Tithi observed at National Institute of Naturopathy
Pune, 30 January 2023
Martyr’s Day ‘Saheed Diwas’ was observed at National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune today. Shri Nitin Patil, Sp. Commissioner Office of Sales and Tax, Mumbai, Govt of Maharashtra, Shri Nikhil Deshmukh, Deputy Director, Central Bureau of Communication, Govt of India, Prof. K.Satya Lakshmi, Director, NIN and other dignitaries graced the occasion. The programme started with paying floral tribute to Gandhiji at Gandhi Museum.
‘Bhavanjali’ a musical tribute was performed by the team of Central Bureau of Communication. Prof. K. Satya Lakshmi, Director, NIN welcomed the dignitaries and shared about the vision of Mahatma Gandhi in making our country and every citizen self-health reliant.
A book ‘Gram Suraaj ka path’ written by Shri A.N Tripathi,  was released by the dignitaries. The author spoke about his inclination towards Gandhian thoughts and lifestyle which inspired him to pen down his thoughts in this book.
Shri Nitin Patil, spoke about his experience working with tribal population and how gandhian thoughts and principles propelled him to work in the tribal population and following Nature Cure has become his passion.
Shri Nikhil Deshmukh encouraged the gathering to adopt gandhian way of life and become a responsible citizen of India by imbibing the gandhian values and principles in daily life. He applauded the work of Shri Nitin Patil in the area of tribal development.
To promote sustainable living ideas NIN invited Ms. Geetanjali Patil, CEO & Co-founder, Energy Guru who specializes in solar energy technologies and Mr Ninad, who specializes in clay pots and ceramics to share their thoughts and motivate everyone to use sustainable living practices. They exhibited their products and received good response from the public.
The programme ended with the prize distribution of sports day conducted for the students of Treatment Assistant Training Course of NIN and Tribal Unit, Gohe, Ambegaon. Shri Mandar Deshpande, Accountant, NIN proposed the vote of thanks.
Shri A.N Tripathi  paying floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
‘Bhavanjali’ a musical tribute was performed by the team of Central Bureau of Communication
Book ‘Gram Suraaj ka path’ was released by the dignitariesPIB Pune | M.Iyengar/D.Rane
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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Compressed Biogas Plants
Government of India has launched Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation  initiative on 1.10.2018 to promote Compressed Bio Gas  as an alternative, green transport fuel for efficient management of biomass and organic waste includingmunicipal waste as well as from forest and agricultural waste including animal-husbandry and marine waste. This initiative envisages establishment of large number of CBG plants by private entrepreneurs. As part of the SATAT scheme, Oil and Gas Marketing Companies are inviting Expression of Interest  for procurement of CBG on long term basis. Reserve Bank of India  has included CBG plants in Priority Sector Lending.
The Government has assured supply of domestic gas for CNG  purpose. Expansion of CGD network throughout the country is a continuous process to ensure adequate availability of cleaner transport fuel like Compressed Natural Gas . In this regard, Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board  is the authority to grant authorization to the entities for the development of City Gas Distribution  network in Geographical Areas  as per PNGRB Act, 2006. So far PNGRB has authorized 232 GAs for across the country up to 10th CGD Bidding Round covering more than 400 districts in the country in 27 States/Union Territories . There are about 2,543 operational CNG Stations in the country as on 30.11.2020.
Government has notified the ‘National Policy on Biofuels-2018’ on 04 June, 2018. Government is adopting a multi-pronged approach to promote and encourage use of biofules by blending ethanol in petrol through Ethanol Blended Petrol  Programme using ethanol derived from multiple feedstock, development of Second Generation  ethanol technologies and its commercialization for augmenting ethanol production and blending biodiesel in diesel through Biodiesel Blending Programme.
Further, a scheme of Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation  on October 01, 2018 to promote Compressed Bio-Gas  as an alternative and green transport fuel has also been launched.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Employment of Women belonging to Minority Communities
(Apart from other schemes which are available to all, Ministry of Minority Affairs implements three specific schemes for women as below:-
 “Nai - Roshni” for Leadership Development of Minority Women specially for development of women belonging to notified minority communitiesnamely Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains withan aim to empower and instill confidence in women by providing knowledge, tool and techniques for interacting with Government system and others at all levels. The scheme is implemented through selected Non-Governmental Organizations  all over the country.
 Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls belonging to minorities implemented through Maulana Azad Education Foundation.
 “Mahila Samridhi Yojana” is implemented through National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation  wherein skill development training is imparted to group of women in women friendly trades. Training period is of maximum six months and raw material cost of upto Rs.1,500/- per trainee and stipend @ Rs.1000/- per trainee is provided. During the period of training, the women formed into Self Help Group, followed by infusion of micro-credit maximum upto Rs.1.00 lacs per member for the purpose of using the skill developed during the training, for income generation activities.
This information was given by Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Minister of State  for Minority Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
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Centre formulates ‘Action Plan for Champion Sectors in Services’ to give focused attention to 12 identified Champion Services Sectors
Rs. 5000 Crores earmarked to support sectoral initiatives of the Nodal Ministries/Departments identified for these Champion Services Sectors
Centre has formulated ‘Action Plan for Champion Sectors in Services’ to give focused attention to 12 identified Champion Services Sectors, namely, Information Technology & Information Technology enabled Services, Tourism & Hospitality Services, Medical Value Travel, Transport & Logistics Services, Accounting and Finance Services, Audio Visual Services, Legal Services, Communication Services, Construction and Related Engineering Services, Environmental Services, Financial Services and Education Services and Rs. 5000 Crores have been earmarked to support sectoral initiatives of the Nodal Ministries/Departments identified for these sectors, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel said in reply to a parliament question today.
Government of India follows a multipronged strategy in order to promote trade in services comprising the following:
- Negotiating meaningful market access through multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements.
- Trade promotion through participation in and organization of international fairs/exhibitions like the Global Exhibition on Services, Higher Education Summit etc. Focused strategies are undertaken for specific markets and sectors.
- Addressing domestic sectoral challenges and difficulties which are identified through periodic consultations with the stakeholders. Moreover, efforts are made to engage with the concerned Ministries/Departments to pursue a domestic reform agenda to make the services sector competitive globally.
- Bureau of Indian Standards  has set up a dedicated Services Sector Division Council  to formulate Indian Standards in various Services Sectors, especially Champion Services Sectors. Wherever possible, the Indian Standards are harmonized with international standards for ensuring that quality of services match global expectations. BIS has already published 143 standards on services till Jan.' 2023
- Districts as Export Hubs Initiative highlights the need to channelize the potential and diverse identity in each District of the country to make them export hubs. Under this initiative, the Department of Commerce through Directorate General of Foreign Trade  works with the States/UTs and the districts directly to create institutional mechanisms to facilitate exports of identified products/services from the districts. Products and services with export potential have been identified in all districts of the country in consultation with all the stakeholders including the States/UTs
As all exporting units are situated in the territory of various States/UTs across India, in all exports, including services exports, there is a direct and indirect contribution of States/UTs. States/UTs wise services exports of SEZ units situated in various States/UTs is Annexed.
Ministry of Defence
Press statement of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh following bilateral meeting with his Australian counterpart Mr Peter Dutton
Key Highlights:
- Wide-ranging discussions on bilateral defence cooperation as well as regional issues
- Both sides agree to work jointly to realise full potential of India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
- Partnership based on shared vision of free, open, inclusive and rule-based Indo-Pacific region
- Military engagements to be expanded
- Australian industry invited to take advantage of India's liberalised FDI policies
Full text of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh’s press statement:
“Excellency Mr Peter Dutton, ladies and gentlemen,
It is a great honour and pleasure to receive Excellency Mr Dutton, Minister of Defence for Australia and his high-level delegation on his first official visit to India. His visit to India, along with her Excellency, Ms Marise Payne, Foreign Minister of Australia, despite the COVID-19 global pandemic, shows the abiding commitment of Australia to our bilateral relationship.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have had a very fruitful and wide-ranging discussion with Minister Dutton on our bilateral defence cooperation as well as regional issues. Both of us are keen to work jointly to realise the full potential of the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. This partnership is based on our shared vision of free, open, inclusive and rule-based Indo-Pacific region. Both, Australia and India have tremendous stakes in peace, development and free flow of trade, rules-based order and economic growth in the region.
Our discussions today focused on our bilateral defence cooperation and expanding military engagements across Services, enhancing defence information sharing, cooperation in emerging defence technologies and mutual logistics support.
Both sides noted with happiness that Australia joined the Malabar Exercise in 2020. In this context we also expressed satisfaction in the continued participation of Australia in Malabar Exercise this year.
I apprised Minister Dutton about our recent efforts towards "Atmanirbhar Bharat" and growing innovation ecosystem in India. We discussed opportunities to work together in Defence Science and Technology areas.
I invited Australian industry to take advantage of India's liberalised foreign direct investment policies in the defence sector. We both agreed that there are opportunities of bilateral collaboration for co-development and co production.
India is committed to building a robust partnership with Australia for security and growth of the entire region. I look forward to working with you, Excellency, to take the India Australia defence partnership to greater heights.
Thank you very much.”
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
National Water Policy
To address the present challenges in water sector, revision of National Water Policy has been envisaged and a drafting committee has been constituted on 5th November, 2019 to revise the National Water Policy within a term of six months. Due to the work being affected due to COVID-19 pandemic, the term of the Committee has been extended up to 31st October, 2020.The said committee is working towards finalizing its report at present.
The proposed National Bureau of Water Use Efficiency  will have the overall responsibility of improving water use efficiency across various sectors, namely irrigation, drinking water supply, power generation, industries, cities and all other areas where water is used.
This was stated by the The Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Rattan Lal Katatria in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM inaugurates extension of Airport Metro Express Line Station from Dwarka Sector 21 to ‘Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25’
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the extension of Delhi Airport Metro Express line from Dwarka Sector 21 to a new metro station ‘Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25’ at Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 today. The new Metro Station will have three subways - a 735m long subway connecting the station to the Exhibition halls, Convention centre, and Central Arena; another connecting the entry/exit across Dwarka Expressway; while the third one connecting the Metro station to the foyer of the future Exhibition halls of ‘Yashobhoomi’.
Delhi Metro will also increase the operational speed of Metro trains on the Airport Express Line from 90 to 120 km/hr, thereby reducing the travel time. The journey from ‘New Delhi’ to ‘Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25’ will take about 21 minutes.
The Prime Minister arrived at Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 Metro Station via metro from Dhaula Kuan Metro Station.
The Prime Minister’s Office posted on X:
“All smiles on the Delhi Metro! PM Narendra Modi interacted with people from various walks of life during his journey to Dwarka, to inaugurate Phase-1 of Yashobhoomi convention centre.”
The Prime Minister posted on X:
“A memorable Metro journey to Dwarka and back, made even more special by the amazing co-passengers from different walks of life.”
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
ONGC inks MoU with SECI to develop renewable, ESG projects
To realize its green energy objectives, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd  has signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with Solar Energy Corporation of India . The MoU was signed by ONGC CMD Subhash Kumar and SECI MD Suman Sharma on behalf of the two national energy companies today, 2 December 2021, in New Delhi. The MoU provides a broad, overarching framework for ONGC and SECI to collaborate and cooperate for undertaking renewable energy projects including solar, wind, solar parks, EV value chain, green hydrogen, storage, etc.
The partnership will enable ONGC to strengthen its footprint in renewables, especially solar
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Subhash Kumar said: “While we appreciate the magnitude and urgency of the climate change challenge, we also understand our commitment towards energy security of the country and are committed to carrying out our business in a sustainable manner. ONGC has a multipronged strategy to make its green energy portfolio richer and has plans to progressively move towards carbon neutrality by effective carbon management and adding Renewable Energy Capacity”.
Ms Suman Sharma said: “SECI is happy to associate with ONGC in this path-breaking initiative that will open new avenues of sustainable development and promises to take India to new frontiers of technology and scale. We are dedicated towards fulfilling India’s climate commitments and look forward to a continuing partnership.”
ONGC CMD and SECI MD signing the MoU
ONGC, India’s leading oil & gas company, has been pursuing green energy agenda through various alternatives and renewable sources of energy. It has set a target of producing a minimum of 10 GW of renewable power by 2040 while continuing its focus on the core E&P business.
ONGC is first non-American company to be a part of Global Methane Initiative . Through this program alone, ONGC could so far prevent approximately 20.48 MMSCM of methane gas leakages into the atmosphere with an environmental benefit of approximately 3 lac tons of CO2 Equivalent. Considering the strategic significance of CCUS technology towards transition to Net-Zero Emissions, ONGC is partnering with IOC for setting up a CCUS project for Enhanced Oil Recovery  from depleted oil fields. The project will utilize CO2 captured from IOC’s Koyali refinery for injecting in to the depleted reservoirs of Gandhar oil field in Gujarat. ONGC is also considering India’s first 200-300 MW demonstration Wind offshore power project for which feasibility study is carried out jointly with NTPC ltd.
Special Service and Features
MLCP at Chennai Airport to have EV charging stations
Chennai International Airport is preparing for a major facelift with the undergoing Phase II modernisation works. The project envisages significant enhancement of terminal as well as airside capacity.
In the city side, the Multi-Level Car Parking  facility is nearing completion and will be put to use from 01 August 2022. The 2.5 Lakh Sq. ft. MLCP facility can accommodate more than 2000 cars at a time, will also offer commercial options including retail facilities, food courts and multiplex  for visitors.
EV stations in MLCP
Continuing with these efforts to augment visitor/passenger experience at Chennai Airport, the MLCP will have Electric Vehicle charging stations catering to visitors using electric cars. The West MLCP will have 03 EV charging stations while the east MLCP will have 02 such stations. With dedicated charging stations for electric cars, the parking facility will keep pace with changes in the market, and charging points will increase accessing the requirement in future. Visitors driving to MLCP can pre-book for the EV charging slots and make payments on the dedicated app, which will be functional with commencement of MLCP.
Once the MLCP is operationalised the entire surface parking will make way for beautiful landscaping with sustainable, eco- friendly features which, will enhance the aesthetic contour of the city side of Chennai International Airport.
This is stated in a press release issued by Shri. Vishnudas L, Manager , AAI Chennai Airport.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri MatruVandanaYojana
The year-wise, total number of eligible beneficiaries who have enrolled, and total number of beneficiaries provided maternity benefit under the Pradhan Mantri MatruVandanaYojana  during the last three years is as under:
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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Number of Beneficiaries Enrolled
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Number of Beneficiaries Provided Maternity Benefits
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Number of Beneficiaries Enrolled
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Number of Beneficiaries Provided Maternity Benefits
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Number of Beneficiaries Enrolled
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Number of Beneficiaries Provided Maternity Benefits
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64,07,657
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45,19,454
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51,44,981
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32,91,186
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58,86,564
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47,09,737
Under Mission Shakti, pregnant women and lactating mothers belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged section of the society are covered under PMMVY. The allocations made under PMMVY are sufficient to cover the targeted group of beneficiaries under PMMVY. The Budget Estimates  for 2023-24 under PMMVY is ₹2067.86 Crore.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Reservation in Sainik School
At present, there are 31 Sainik Schools functioning in the country. State wise details of Sainik Schools in the country is as under:-
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State
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Sainik School Korukonda
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Andhra Pradesh
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2.
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Sainik School Kalikiri
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3.
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Sainik School East Siang
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Sainik School Goalpara
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Assam
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Sainik School Nalanda
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Bihar
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6.
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Sainik School Gopalganj
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Sainik School Ambikapur
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Chhattisgarh
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8.
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Sainik School Balachadi
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Gujarat
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9.
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Sainik School Kunjpura
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Haryana
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10.
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Sainik School Rewari
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11.
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Sainik School SujanpurTira
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Himachal Pradesh
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12.
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Sainik School Nagrota
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Jammu & Kashmir
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13.
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Sainik School Tilaiya
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Jharkhand
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14.
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Sainik School Bijapur
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Karnataka
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15.
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Sainik School Kodagu
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16.
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Sainik School Kazhakootam
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Kerala
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17.
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Sainik School Rewa
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Madhya Pradesh
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18.
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Sainik School Satara
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Maharashtra
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19.
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Sainik School Chandrapur
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20.
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Sainik School Imphal
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Manipur
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21.
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Sainik School Chhingchhip
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Mizoram
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22.
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Sainik School Punglwa
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Nagaland
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Sainik School Bhubaneswar
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Odisha
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24.
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Sainik School Kapurthala
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Punjab
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25.
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Sainik School Chittorgarh
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Rajasthan
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26.
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Sainik School Jhunjhunu
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27.
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Sainik School Amaravathi Nagar
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Tamil Nadu
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28.
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Sainik School Ghorakhal
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Uttarakhand
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29.
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Sainik School Mainpuri
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Uttar Pradesh
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30.
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Sainik School Jhansi
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Sainik School Purulia
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West Bengal
Admission to Sainik School is strictly merit based through a competitive exam and medical fitness. As per Sainik School Society Rules and Regulations 1997, seats for admission in Sainik Schools are reserved for candidates belonging to SC, ST and Defence categories. It has been decided on 10th January, 2020 to have 27% reservation for OBCs in admissions to align with the formulations of the M/o Human Resources Development on the matter of admissions.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Shri Margani Bharatin Lok Sabha today.
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PM acknowledges role played by Khelo India in encouraging sporting talent on completion of 5 years of initiative
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has acknowledged the role played by Khelo India in encouraging sporting talent on completion of 5 years of the initiative.
Replying to a tweet by Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“As we mark 5 Years Of Khelo India, we acknowledge the role played by this initiative in encouraging sporting talent and giving a great platform to athletes to shine. Our Government shall continue to create the ideal environment for sports to thrive in India.”